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Mid-point embedding of Hamiltonian systems and variational integrators

Dynamical Systems 2022-11-30 v1 Numerical Analysis Numerical Analysis

Abstract

Following the discrete embedding formalism, we give a new derivation of the mid-point variational integrators as developed by J.M. Wendlandt and J.E. Marsden by defining an adapted order two discrete differential and integral calculus. This allows us to obtain a clearer correspondence between the discrete and continuous case. We also discuss the corresponding definition of a discrete Hamiltonian system. A complete comparaison with the results of J.M. Wendlandt and J.E. Marsden is provided.

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@article{arxiv.2211.16144,
  title  = {Mid-point embedding of Hamiltonian systems and variational integrators},
  author = {Jacky Cresson and Rouba Safi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.16144},
  year   = {2022}
}
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